Lasting-machine.



W. S. HAMM. LASTING MACHINE.

APPLIOATION PILEDJUNE 30, 1905- BENEWED OCT. 28, 1912. 1,1 06,377. Patented Aug. 11, 1914.

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LASTING MACHINE.

APPLIOATION FILED nmEao, 1905. RENEWED OUT. 28, 1912.

Patented Aug. 11, 1914;

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THE NORRIS PETERS CO., PHOTO-LITHll. WASHINGTON, D. C

W. S. HAMM. LASTING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED JUNE30, 190s. RENEWED 001'. 2a, 1912.

1,106,377, Patented Aug. 11, 1914.

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THE NORRIS PETERS COI, PHOTO 'LITHD WASHINGTON, D: C.

W. S. HAMM. LASI'ING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED 1mm: 30, 1905. RENEWED 0012a, 1012.

1,106,377. Patented Aug. 11, 1914;

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WILLIAM S. HAIVIM, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS; ASSIG-NOR T0 UNITED SHOE MACHINERY COMPANY, OF PATERSON, NEW JERSEY, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

LAS'I'ING-MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Augi 1914..

Application filed J'une 30, 1905, Serial No. 267,700. Renewed October 28, 1912. Serial No. 728,268.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that 1, WI LIAM S. HAMM, of Boston, in the county of Suffolk and State of Massachusetts, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Lasting-Machines, of which the following is a specification. 1

This invention relates to lasting machines and has for its object toimprove machines of this class and also to provide certainsp ecial features by which the machine is adaptgrade stitchdown shoes. y Important features of the lnvention are to be recognized in novel combinations of shoe holding means with certain lasting in strumentahties; 1n the lastlng instrumentalities themselves; and inthe mounting and operating mechanisms therefor. Among the novel features especially adapting the machine for making stitchdown shoes may bementioned the provision of the continuous support fitting the last around the toe'and along the sides over .which tolay out the margin of the upper; the formation in this supporting means of a welt or other retainer receiving seat to facilitate the applicationof such a retainer to the shoe; and the use in a stitchdown lasting machine of a support having a non-rigid face over which the flange is out turned and may be pressed, beaten or otherwise shaped to establish it in its acquired form without liability of weakening the stock along the line overwhich it is outturned. These and other features of the invention, including certain combinations of parts and more important details of construction will now be described in connection with the accompanying drawings which represent a prefered embodiment of the invention and in which,

Figure 1 shows in side elevation a machine designed to last shoes according to my improved system. Fig. 2 is a top plan view thereof. Fig. 3 is a rear end elevation. Fig.

per showing how the forepart 'and the heel of the upper are folded outwardly and ins wardly respectively. Fig. 13 is a modified form of a former with means for adjust ment. l

Referring to the drawings, on which the same reference characters indicate the same parts in all the figures z-A baselO is shown as supporting a table 11 which is pivoted thereon by a stem 12, and which is adapted to be swung about the axis of said stemto any'convenient position. A sliding carriage 111 is arranged to slide in guides 112 formed i on the table 11 and is adapted to carry an upright-post or jack 13. The lowerend of the jack 13 is screw-threaded asat 1.4:, and is adapted to be screwed into an internally threaded bevel-gear15, rotatably secured in the under side of the carriage 111. A bev eled gear 16, intermeshing with the gear 15, is aflixed to one end of astem 17 suitably :journaled in a boss formed on the carriage bifurcated and at the end thereof a stud 19,

adapted to enter the aperture in the top of a last 20, is pivoted at 21 between the sides of the jack. The under edgeof the stud 19 is formed as a toothed segment 22 which intermeshes with a segment 23 formed on the upper end of a lever 2% pivoted at 25 also .betweenthe sides 17 of the jack. The lower end of the lever 2-1 projects rearwardly and has a ball-and-socket connection 26 with a stem 27. Said stem is screwthreaded in a block 28 which is hung on trunnions 29 connected to ears 3O projectin from the carriage 111. The rear end of the stem 27 is provided with a handwheel 31 whereby the stem may be screwed through the block 28 and so rock the lever 24 and consequently the stud on which the last is mounted. A portion of the lever 2'11 occupies a slot 113 formed in the carriage 111 and so acts as a spline to keep the jack from turn ing. A toe-rest 32 for the last 20 is support. ed upon a sliding carriage 33 which, like the carriage 111, is arranged in the guides 112. The lower portion 35 of said toe-rest is formed as a stem, and occupies a hole formed in the carriage 33 to receive it. A

lower portion 35 of the toe-rest is threaded to receive a threaded collar 36, which rests upon the top of the carriage 33 and is adapted to adjust the height of the toe-rest relatively thereto. A screw-plug 37 in the carriage 33 entersa slot 38 cut longitudinally in the threaded portion 35 and so prevents the tee-rest from turning.

lVhen an upper has been placed upon a last and the lastuponthe pin 19, the last is adapted to be rocked forward by a rotation of the hand-wheel 31 until the' toe'isbrou ght to bearupon the rest-32, andfi-rmlyheldthereby. The carriage 33 carries in addition to the'toe rest, a flexible toe-clamp or former 39, over'whi'ch the vamp is adapted to be foldedoutwardly'. The-clamp or former 39 is mounted upon'a'sliding support40 held in guides-41 on the carriage It extends around the toe' and a short-distance along each side thereof. The ends of the 150111161 arehung on links-'42 42 which are pivoted tocompressing arms 43 43-pivoted together at 44 upon arocker 45. The rocker 45 is pivoted by a stud- 46 in the upper end of the support 40, and its underedge is formed as a toothed segment 47:whichintermeshes with a l1and- 'operated worm-48 also mounted in the support 40. By meansof the worm 48,'the*former '39 may be rocked and so be set to conform to the inclination of the sole face'of the last. The upper edge of the former is adapted-to lie nearly flush with the sole face of the last and tobe firmly pressed against the upper by fOlClllgtO-- gether the arms 43 43. I For this purpose a rod 49, (see Fig. 2,) screw-threaded at one end andhaving at its other end a hand-- wheel 50 is passed through a swiveled block 51 at the tree end of one of the arms 43 and screwed into a swiveled block 52 carried by the free end of the other armu Rotation of the rod 49 causes the arms 43 43 to be drawn together with the result already referred to. As previously stated, the carriages 111 and 33 are adapted to slide in the guides 112 on i the table 11, and to move them in said guides a rod 53 is mounted lengthwise between-the guides and has portions 54 and 55 which'are screw-threaded into said carriages by threads of opposite pitch. A sleeve 56, arranged upon the rod 53, between a shoulder 57 and a hand-wheel 58 thereon, is screw-threaded other to vary the longitudinal position of the last and the toe formerv For giving 1311610111161 39 an independent horizontal travel, to force it againstthe toe of the shoe, a forked rod 59, straddling the support 40 is attached thereto by a pin 60,

of-which. each end occupies a slot 66 formed in each leg of the forked portion. The free end of the rod '59 extends through an opening 61 in the carriage 33 and is supported therein by a pin 62; The upper side of the I rod 59 is provided with ratchet teeth 63 with which a pawl 64 is adapted to cooperate.

Thepawl =64'is mounted in the opening 61 above the rod 59 upon'a -stem 65 which extends through the carriage, and when said pawl is in engagement with the ratchet 63, it:- prevents the r0df59 from receding.

lever 67, pinned to andbetween the projecta ing ends ofthe fork bya pin 68, hasa camfa'ce69 adapted to bear upon the perpendic ularfacelo-f the support'40. When the carriages 33 and 111 are drawn together the support 40 is adapted'to be slidtoward the shoe and being held there by the pawl 64, it mjay 'be givenan additional movement to cause the" former 39'to bind-the shoe more firmly by lifting the handle 67 fromthe position shown by dottedlines in Fig. 1 to the position-indicated by full lines. The additional movement given to the support 40 by tlielever'67 is permitted by the pin-and-s1lot connection '60 66 of the fork'59 with said support. The outer end of-the stem 65 carriies a handle 70 which is normally held downward by a spring 71. The pawl 64 being fast on the stem 65, is of course held against=the ratel1et 63 by the's pr-ing 71, but when it is desired to tree 'the' former 39 from the shoe, it is done by lift-ing'the handle 70 and allowing the support40 to recede.

:It has been shown how the shoe is adapted to be mounted andpositioned and how the toe-former is' positioned and manipulated. The mechanism hereinafter described is instrumental in forming the sides of the shoe I and in positioning the welt.-

lAs a result of folding the vamp outwardly, as previously stated, the shoe is formed with what is termed an extension sole. The

inajority of shoes having extension soles are providedwith heel-lifts which do not extend outside of the contour of the upper at the heel. In other words, they have an extension sole and aflush heel, and in order td make a shoe by this improved system, to conform to the predominant style, the extension or outturned edge of the vamp is car-' ried as far back as the breast of the heel. The welt-strip, therefore, extends back on each side the same distance as the outturned edge of the upper and at this point the upper is incised and the heel portion turned in and lasted in the usual way. On the other hand, in lasting a shoe having an extension heel,

as well as extension sole, as the case may sometimes be, the entire edge of the upper may be folded outwardlyand a continuous welt-strip extending entirely around the sole may accomplish the result just specified. However, on the accompanying drawings, themachine illustrated is designed to pro duce an extension-sole and a flush heel. To that end, in addition to the flexible toeformer, there are provided rigid, interchangeable side formers which engage the shoe as far back as the heel. It may be seen, however, that a flexible heel-former, similar to the toe-former might be incorporated to produce a shoe having an extension heel, as well as an extension sole.

Referring more particularly to Fig. 2, it will be seen that there are two formers 72 72 which flank the ball of the shoe and two more, indicated at 78 7 3, which flank the shank of the shoe. The formers 72 72 and 73 7 8 are independently mounted but when in operative position, as shown in Fig. 2, they, together with the toeformer, present to the forepart of the shoe, a continuous surface over which the vamp is adapted to be folded. The edges of'the side formers are recessed as at 7 4 so that the recessed surfaces lie flush or on a plane with the top of the toe former 89. Prior to the folding of the vamp, a welt strip is laid along the upper edge of the former 39 and in the recesses 74 and left, during the lasting of the shoe, which is hereinafter fully described.

The formers 72 and 78 are similarly mounted upon upright posts or stems 7 5, to which they are connected by screws as shown in the drawings to permit of the slight adjust ments about axes extending transversely of the last which are desirable for adapting the formers to different styles of lasts, these stems being secured in apertures 76, formed in rock-arms 7 7. Said formers approximate the contour of the sides of the shoe to be formed, and are arranged to engage the upper on the last at substantially the sole line, that is, the line forming the junction of the sides and the sole face of the last. The rockarms 77 are loosely mounted upon rods 78 extending longitudinally of the table 11, and secured in brackets 115 projecting therefrom. Bushings 80 and 81 are arranged in an aperture 79 extending across and slightly intersecting the aperture 76 in each rockarm, so that said bushings may be made to partly occupy the aperture 76. The bushlngs are cut away at this point so as not to obstruct the aperture 76, thus allowing a free passage for the reception of the stem 7 5. A bolt 82, extending through the bushing 80, and screw-threaded into the bushing 81, is adapted, when screwed up, to force said bushings together so that the edges adjacent to the aperture 76 bite upon the stem 75, and firmly bind it in the arm 77. The

bushings 80 and 81 are locked in the arm 77 by the presence of the stem 75, and the stem 75 in turn is locked in the arm 77 by the bushings when they are compressed. The lower end of the arm 77 is bifurcated, as indicated at 83, and in the space thus formed .a lever 84 is pivoted on the rod 78 between tween the head thereof and the inner wall of the chamber 88. hen the lever 84 is rocked toward the shoe, it causes the arm 77 to exert a yielding pressurc' of the former against the shoe by reason of the springpressed plug 86. A pin 92, passing through a slot 93 in the lever 84 is fixed in the arm 77 and provides a positive backing for said arm, in addition to the yielding one provided by the plug 86. The lever 8 1 is further provided with ratchet-teeth 89 formed upon an arc of which the rod 78 is the center. Pawls 90, pivoted upon rods 91, extending parallel to the rods 78, are adapted to cooperate with the ratchet-teeth 89, in holding the levers 8-1 against receding from the position to which they have been set. A collar 94 is pinned to the rod 91 adjacent to each pawl 90, and

upon each collar is a lifting-dog 95 which normally lies under a projection 96 formed on each pawl. The rods 91 are adapted to be rocked in bosses 116 formed on the brackets 115 and are provided with hand-wheels 97 aflixed to their forward ends by means of which the rods may be rocked to lift the pawls out of engagement with the ratchets and so release the formers. The levers 8-1: are so mounted that they have a tendency, due to gravity, to recede from the jack, consequently when released, they act as weights to automatically rock the arms 77 away from the shoe by means of the pins 92. Springs 98, connected to fingers 99 aflixed to the rear ends of the rods 91, serve to return said rods to their normal position, in which the pawls are disengaged from the lifting-dogs 95.

The four side formers 72 72, 72 and 73 7 3 are set and left against the shoe during the entire lasting operation, being held by the pawls 90. Sufficient pressure should be given to the levers 84 in setting the formers against the shoe so that said formers may press the upper against the sides of the last and so prevent it from slipping thereon. While the leather is being manipulated, the last is, of course, subjected to slight movements one Way or another, but the backing received by the arms 77 from the springs 88 keeps the formers constantly against the upper and prevents the latter from slipping. Since the formers 72 and 78 are in dependently mounted and manually movable, they can be set to impart just the pressure desired for the best results in connection with differently formed lasts. But by actuating the shafts 91, the formers on either side can be released simultaneously.

Referring now to Figs. 8 to 12, it will be seen that the first operation, after assembling an upper Z), a lining (Z, and an inner sole 0 on a last 20, and positioning the same on the machine, and setting the several formers against it, is to pull the upper 12 tightly about the last. In so doing, the edges Z) may be drawn between the formers and the last while said formers are exerting pressure thereon. The pressure thus exerted maintains the 'upper in a taut condition while a cement-coated false welt-strip a is laid in the recesses 74 and around the shoe, (see Fig. 8.) The next step is to snip the edge Z) on each side of the shoe on a line even with the breast of the heel, as indicated at b in Fig. 12. The heel portion, from the incisions 6 back, is folded inwardly. and lasted in the usual manner. The forepart, back as far as the incisions 72 is then folded outwardly over the cement-coated false welt a, (see Fig. 9). The upper constitutes a non-rigid surface over which the margin of the upper is outturned and avoids liability of weakening the welt along the line on which it is turned outwardly and may be pressed or beaten to shape it. The coating of cement between the lining rl and the insole 0 serves to hold them firmly together without any further means, while the cement between the false welt a and the outturned edge Z) serves a like purpose in addition to rendering the seam water-proof. The outer sole 0 and the edges of it cover the edge Z) 10,) so that the body of it covers the inner sole 0 and the edges of it cover the edge I) of the upper 6. Here again a coating of cement may be administered to the inner surface of the outer sole 6, so that said outer sole will adhere to the inner sole and to the out-turned portion of the upper Z). The shoe thus far lasted has been shaped and assembled and the component parts cemented together so that the last and the shoe may be removed from the machine without disturbing the parts assembled.

In removing the shoe from the machine, the welt-strip a being cemented to the edge Z) of the upper b,remains with the shoe, and ready to be sewed thereto. The sewing of outer-sole e and welt-strip a to the edge I), as shown by Fig. 11, does not in any way differ from the usual operation of sewing an outer sole to a welt which has been previously sewed to an upper and inner sole.

it will be seen that the upper, in being sewed, as it is, between the two other parts, is attached to the sole in the firmest manner possible. While the welt-strip takes up the stitches and prevents them from pulling through or cutting the upper, its inner edge constitutes a positive form for the outline of said upper, and is therefore a means for preserving the original shape of the shoe.

It will also be observed that thevertical to conform to the contourof the side of the shoe.

Referring nowmore particularly to theoperation of the machine, let it be supposed that an upper Z) and lining 0 have been placed upon a last QOand the latter mounted upon the jack as already described; The toeformer 39 is adjusted by means of the worm 48, the lever 67 and the hand-wheel 50 to fit snugly around the toe so that th'e loose edge 6 of the vamp 6 extends above it. The side formers 7 2 72 and 7 3 7 3 are then rocked into engagement with the shoe bymeans of the levers 84 and held there by the pawls 90. The lasting or assembling of the several parts of the shoe is then promoted as herein-: before explained.

Upon the completion of the lasting operation, the shoe is ready to be removed from the machine. The side formers are released by a slight rotation of the handwheels 97, and the toe-former by depressing the lever 67. The shoe is then freed from the toe-rest 32 by rotating the hand-wheel 31 or 18, or both, and is then free to be removed from the jack. The toe-former being flexible, is, of course, adaptable toany size or style of shoe, but the side formers are made interchangeable so that they may be removed from thestems 75 and others of various styles substituted therefor.

Fig. 13 illustrates a clamp or former having provisions whereby it may be adjusted to reeeivefalse welts of various widths. The former 73, instead of having itsthioker portion integral withthe thin edge 7 4, shown in Fig. 5, is made in two parts or layers, its lower part being flat and provided with slots 730. A plate 7 31 whose inner edge is of the same curvature as that of the lower part is adjustably clamped tothe upper face of said lower part by screws 7 32 which extend through the slots 7 and are threaded into the under side of said plate. For lasting a shoe having a wide extension sole and consequently a wide welt, the plate 7 81 may be moved farther from the inner edge of the lower part and clamped at any position. By using screws which do not project above the surface, the same flat surface for supporting the out-turned upper may be maintained. This structure is practically identical with that shown in Fig. 5, in presenting a former, the inner edge of which is recessed, but enables the width of the recess 741 to be varied for the reception of the welt.

Having thus explained the nature of the invention, and described a way of constructing and using the same, although without attempting to set forth all of the forms in which it may be made, or all of the modes of its use, I declare that what I claim is 1. A lasting machine comprising a jack for the last, a series of formers presenting a continuous'edge to the sole line of the forepart of the shoe, each former having an outwardly extending fiat surface as described, and manually operable means for causing each of said formers independently to exert a shoe.

2. A lasting machine comprising a jack for the last, a flexible former adapted to extend horizontally around the toe of a shoe along the line of the inner sole, means for adjusting and contracting said former yielding pressure against the against the shoe, and rigid formers forming continuations of said flexible former and adapted to be brought independently into contact with each side edge of the shoe along the line of the edge of the inner sole, said rigid formers having outwardly extended flat surfaces substantially as set forth.

A lasting machine comprising a jack for the last, a flexible former adapted to extend horizontally around the toe of a shoe along the line of the inner sole, means for adjusting and contracting said former against the shoe, rigid formers forming continuations of said flexible former and adapted to be brought into contact with each side edge of the shoe along the line of the edge of the inner sole, each of said rigid formers having an outwardly extended flat surface, and means for causing each rigid former to exert an independent yielding pressure against the shoe.

4. A lasting machine comprising a toeformer adapted to extend around the toe of a shoe so that its upper edge is approximately on the plane of the inner sole, formers adapted to extend along the sides of the shoe and having their inner edges recessed for the reception of a welt-strip and forming continuations of the upper edge of the toe-former, and means for causing said side formers to clamp the upper yieldingly against a last.

5. A lasting machine having a last-support and formers having flat surfaces over which the edge of the upper is adapted to be outwardly folded, said formers comprising a toeformer, rods having arms adapted to rock thereon, and aplurality of formers on each side of the shoe, each former being independently and adjustably mounted on one of said rock-arms.

6. A lasting machine having a last-supportand formers having fiat surfaces over which the edge of the upper is adapted to be outwardly folded, said formers comprising a toe-former, rods having arms adapted to rock thereon, a plurality of formers on each side of the shoe, each former being independently and adjustably mounted on one of said rock-arms, and means for rocking said arms toward the shoe.

7. A lasting machine comprising a jack for the last, a plurality of rock-arms on each side of the jack and adapted to be rocked toward and from the jack, means for rocking each of said arms independently toward the last, means for locking said arms against receding movement, and means whereby the rock-arms on either side may be simultaneously released.

8. A lasting machine comprising a jack for the last, a plurality of formers on each side of the last, each former being adjustably secured to an independent rock-arm adapted to rock toward and from said last, means for rocking each of said formers independently to contact with said last, inclependent means for locking said formers in contact with the last, and means for caus ing the locking means of each plurality of formers to release said formers simultaneously from contact with the last.

9. A lasting machine comprising a jack for the last, a series of formers adapted to be engaged with the edge of a shoe on the plane of the innersole said formers having fiat outwardly extending surfaces over which the upper is adapted to be outwardly folded, means for independently engaging said formers with the shoe, means for automatically locking said formers against a shoe, and means for releasing said formers. 10. A lasting machine comprising a jack for the last, and a series of formers of which the upper faces at their inner edges are recessed, said formers being movable into engagement with the edge of a shoe on the plane of the inner sole, said recessed edges forming a substantially continuous groove forthe reception of a welt-strip when the formers are thus engaged with the shoe.

11. A lasting machine comprising a jack for the last, a series of formers of which the upper faces at their inner edges are recessed, said formers being movable into engagement with the edge of a shoe on the plane of the inner sole, said recessed edges forming a continuous groove for the reception of a welt-strip when the formers are thus engaged with the shoe, and means for moving said formers to clamp the upper against the sides of the last.

12. A lasting machine comprising a jack for the last, a series of formers of which the upper faces at their inner edges are recessed, said formers being movable into engagement with the edge of a shoe on the plane of the inner sole, said recessed edges forming a continuous groove for the reception of a welt-strip when the formers are thus enwhen released to automatically recede from -with theedge of ashoe onv the plane ofthe gaged with theshoe, said faces constituting .supportsffor the-outwardly spread edgegofi the upper, means for engaglng said-formers; with the shoe, meansfor lockmgsaid form-g ers against the shoe, means for releasing said formers, and means for causmg them the shoe.

13. A lasting machine comprising a jack for, the last, a series-of formers of .whichthe upper faces at theirinneredges are recessed, said formers being movable into engagement inner sole, said recessed edgesforming .a continuous groove for the reception. of a welt :strip whenthe formers are: thus engaged with 1 the shoe, means 1 for .engaging .said formers with the, 31106," and means ffor locking said formers-against, theshoe.

14. A lasting machine comprising, a; table, .a jackfor supportinga shoe, a formeradaptw ed to engage the;toe ofthe shoe,-a movable support for. said formenmeans for inclining saidiormer to-conform; to the inclinationof the innersole, a movable carriageon which sai'dsupport is movable, means for moving said carr ageendwlse toward andlfrom the the edge of the shoewithout projecting over the sole thereof, said tformerseach having a flat uppersuriace ailapted to be on the plane of the innersole as a support'for the outturned edgeoi the upper iwhenthe former is thus ;enga'gedewith the shoe, and meansifor in dependently adjusting each ofsaidformers manuallytoward the Work.

16. A lasting mach ne, comprlsinga Jack for the shoe, and a serles offormers adapted to be engagedwith the-edge of the shoe, .said

formers each having a flat upper surface I with ;a re cesse d inner edge a dapted to be on the plane of the innersoleas asupport: for .a welt and. the out turned edgeiof the upper when the former is 1 tlins ,-engaged -witlr the shoe. I

17. A lasting machine comprising, a jack for-theshoea series of formers having inner clamping edges, said inner edges providing a continuous recess for the reception of ,a welt, andmeansifor varying the idth 1' of said-recess for welts of Various widths.

18. A lasting machine comprising; a jack for theshoe, a series offormershaving inner clampingsedges adapted to be moved against the shoe, an adjustable plate. Secured upon the upper face of each former, theinner edge of saidplate beingv parallel tothat of its former and coacting therewith to form .a continuous 'recess for zothe reception of a nWelt,--,said platealso constitutinga fiat sup- :port .over which the. shoe upper is adapted plate a't various'positions to accommodate xWQltS of various widths.

519. lasting machine having, in combina- "tion a base, a table rotatable thereon about transversely of the table.,andsupp rting a last pin, a -SCOIld carriage supporting a toe rest; and flexible toe elamp, and ad-j Listing means ;connected Wdth .bothwcarriages for sliding them together from and toward the center of; the 'table.

20. A lasting maehine having-in combination, atable, a h.eel;rest carriage, a second -carriage supporting ;a toe rest and; a toe cl mp, iadiul ting s r h vingright and left threaded engagement .with said car- -riage s, and an; adjustableconnectionbetween screw andjthe table by means of which the: two, carriages and the screw, may beadajllfite og the il-i h t ble.

21. A! lasting machine having, in combination a 1 flexible toe. clamp or I former, a heel rest carriage, a.,heel;post mounted in said carriage, la beveled gear .confined for turnthreaded engagement with the; post, a horizontal adjusting-shaft and ai-beveled gear on i said shaft meshing with, thefirstsn entioned ge for dj ating 1. th iihee pos vr ati e y .to; the toe. clam-p.

-22. A lasting machine 1=havin-g, in combinaltion, a fiexiblejtoerelamp or tformer a toe rest, a a heel post :gXY'halCh comprises a i 'or-ked support a 'last pin pivoted in:,the,support crumed in the support and havin-g toothed engagement .;w.1th .sald ilastr p n, vand ,an ad- ,cem ected with said lever for roeking the last about its pi vot.

l 23. A lasting-machinehaving, in combination,;..a Z toarest carniage, ,a, toe- 1zest; .thereon, a, fleXi-bletoe clamp .or-iorn ena clampcarrier, and a sliding, clampsupport mounted QEQY-fldjllSt-Blfillt, in. ,said. carriage.- toward ,and it mhem res .7

24. A lasting machine having, in'combination' a toe rest -earriage, a toerest, thereon, a flexi l {to 'rQ amP" "Ql' ism-er, 1 vclamp 1 rier, sliding el amp sup-port mounted 1 for adjustment .in-said; carriage steward andfrom theatoe rest, means iorylockingasaid support against mo vement away ,-from ,the, rest, ,and additional neans adapted pfor .thereafter pressing the clamp to-Iwarjd ,the. rest.

25. A lasting machine having, in combination, shoe supporting glmeans hand, a flexible end clamp .fer ,termer, arms connected .toe her and ha ing 'nonnection wi h :the

cl mp (n ar th .i .s ..d send in u on of -.the

,to-be folded, and means for securing said,

a vertical axis, a carriage mounted to slide ing movement-in saidcarriage and having and; having a -toothed-ylowenend, a lever; ful- 'i ting {Pod i-hreaded-in .afixed support and clamp, links connecting the outer ends of the clamp with said arms, and means for actuating said arms to apply inward and backward pressure to the clamp for tightening it around the end of the shoe.

26. A lasting machine having, in combination, shoe supporting means and a flexible end clamp or former, arms connected together and forming an end abutment for the closed end portion of the clamp, links connecting said arms with the free end portions of the clamp, and a hand wheel and operating-rod connected with the ends of said arms beyond the links for drawing the arm ends together and thereby causing the links to exert on the clamp ends an inward and rearward pressure.

27. Alasting machine having, in combination, last supporting means including a toe rest, a toe clamp or former, a support therefor between which and the toe rest there is provision for relative adjustment, a former carrier connected with said support by a pivot extending transversely of the shoe, means for adjusting said carrier about said pivot, and means for operating the carrier to cause the end portions of the former to clamp the upper against the sides of the toe portion of the last.

28. A lasting machine having, in combination, a toe rest, toe former, a support for the former, a forked rod having adjustable connection with the toe rest and embracing the toe former support, and a cam lever carried by said rodin position to engage the support and through said support to force the former against the end face of the last.

29. A lasting machine having, in combination, last supporting means; an end embracing band, a carriage movable to position the band against the end of the shoe; means acting directly through the closed end portion of the band, and also through its free end portions, for giving to the band an additional movement lengthwise toward the shoe.

30. A lasting machine having, in combination, last supporting means, an end embracing band, a carriage movable to position the band against the end of the shoe, means for holding said carriage in adjusted position, and means acting against the closed end portion of the band for giving thereto additional movement against the shoe.

81. A lasting machine having, in combination, means for supporting a shoe; a toe clamp or former adapted to embrace the toe port-ion of the shoe; means for adjusting said former to position its upper edge face flush with the sole face of the last; and ball and side formers arranged to present, in combination with said toe former, a continuous surface over the top face of which the vamp may be folded outwardly.

and side formers arranged to present, in

combination with said too former, a contin uous surface over the top face of which the vamp may be folded outwardly; said ball and shank formers being recessed and an ranged with their recessed surfaces flush with the top of the toe former and presenting at the outer edge of said recesses a welt positioning wall.

33. A lasting machine having, in combination, a former 73 adapted to engage the side of the shoe and clamp the upper against the side face of the last, a stem 75 to which the former is adjustably connected for positioning movement about an axis extending transversely of the shoe, and a support 77 in which the stem is adjustable endwise and rotatively for further positioning. the former.

34:. A lasting machine having, in combination, a former adapted to clamp the upper against the side face of the last, a rocking arm in which said former is carried for movement toward and from the last, an actuator and yielding connections between it and the former through which the former is pressed against the last, and means for locking the actuator with the former held under yielding pressure.

35. A lasting machine having, in combination, a former to clamp the upper against a side face of the last, a carrier therefor, an actuator by which the carrier is moved to force the former against the last, means to maintain the actuator in adjusted position, a lost motion connection between the actuator and the carrier including abutting faces through which movement is unyieldingly transmitted, and a spring arranged to be compressed during said lost motion and to exert yielding pressure against the former while the actuator is locked.

A stitchdown shoe lasting-machine having, in combination, means for support-- ing a last, and formers arranged to press the upper against the sides of the last adjacent to the edge of the shoe bottom and shaped to hold an upper retainer over which and the formers theupper may be pulled up and laid out upon the top face of said retainer and former, said upper retainer being shaped to fit in the former and adapted to adhere to the upper for holding the latter in lip-pulled and out-laid position and to cooperate with the former in shaping the upper at the edge of the shoe bottom. 37. A stitchdown shoe lasting machin having, in combination, a shoe support and a former adapted to clamp the upper against the sides of the last and shaped to! angle that is between the side face of the shoe and the outturned flange of the upper.

38. A. stitchdown shoe lasting machine comprising a support for the shoe, rigid formers adapted to be brought into contact with the side edges of the shoe along the line of the edge of the insole, each of said formers having an outwardly extending flat surface, means for causing each former to exert an independent yielding pressure against the shoe, and means on said formers for shaping a welt edgewise into conformity with the edge contour of the side of the last.

39. A stitchdown shoe lasting machine having, in combination, a shoe support,-

formers adapted to extend along the sides of the shoe and having their inner edges recessed for the reception of a welt strip, and means for causing said formers to clamp the upper yieldingly against the last.

40. A stitchdown shoe lasting machine having, in combination, a shoe support and shoe edge embracing rmeans over which the margin oftheupper isto be outturned and shaped to produce-the sole attaching flange, said. embracing means having a non-rigid surface along the line on whichthe marginis located by such outturning inthe angle formed between the body of the shoe and the a sole attaching flange.

42. A stitchdown shoe lastingrmachine having, in combination, a shoetsupport, and means arranged relatively' to said support for confining a welt against outward and downward displacement from position to V V have the upper turned over it and compressed between it and the outsole.

In testnnony whereof I. have afliXed my signature, in presence oftwo witnesses.

VILLIAM S. HAMM.

itnesses C. C. STEOI-IER,

M. B. MAY.

Copies-0t this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by-addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, 17.6.

It is hereby certified that in Letters Patent No. 1,106,377, granted August 11, 1914:, upon the application of William S. Hamm, of Boston, Massachusetts; for an improvement in Lasting-Machines, errors appear in the printed specification re quiring correction as follows: Page 4:, line 28, for the Word upper read welt; same page, line 31, for the Word Welt read upper, same page, line 40, strike out the reference-letters and words 0 and the edges of it cover the edge Z2 and insert the reference-letter and Words e is then laid upon the shoe, (See Fig. page 5, line 23, for the Words brought independently read independently brought; and that the said Letters Patent should be read with these corrections therein that the same may conform to the record of the case in the Patent Office.

Signed and sealed this 6th day of October, A. D., 1914.

R. F. WHITEHEAD,

Acting Commissioner of Patents.

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